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NGC4498
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:31:39.5
Declination: +16:51:10
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 12.1
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, pL, E, ? biN
Sub-type: SBc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4498
17.5" (5/23/87): fairly faint streak NW-SE, diffuse, brighter core. Forms a trio with NGC 4489 12' SW and NGC 402 11' SSE.